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The article offers news briefs related medicine. The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted guidelines for medical tourism with U.S. health insurance providers pressing the people to look for cheaper medical care abroad. U.S. hospitals have started using online auctions to accept assured payments for access to underpaid accounts by collection agencies. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada is advocating physicians not to encourage operation out of convenience.

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